Ref racially insults a player on the pitch

by Mr Nick09 Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:16 pm

The French league has opened an investigation into alleged racist remarks made by an assistant referee to the Auxerre midfielder Kamel Chafni at Stade Brest on Saturday.

A league statement said: "[The LFP president] Frédéric Thiriez has ordered an investigation so that the matter can be clarified as soon as possible."

The Auxerre midfielder Kamel Chafni earlier said that he planned to file a complaint with police and asked the league to take action against the referee's assistant, who he claimed had racially insulted him during his side's 1-0 defeat.

The Morocco player, who was sent off in the second half, claimed that the linesman Johann Perruaux insulted him. Chafni told the sports newspaper L'Equipe on Sunday that when he told Perruaux he had failed to spot the defender Grégory Lorenzi's foul on the forward Roy Contout, the linesman responded with a racial slur.

"There was a foul that wasn't signalled, I went towards the linesman and told him that it wasn't normal," Chafni said. "He answered, 'Get lost, Arab.'"

Chafni went to protest to the referee, Tony Chapron, who showed him two consecutive yellow cards and a red.

"I went to see the referee, I explained to him what happened," Chafni said. "He showed me a yellow card. I told him, repeated that it was unacceptable, and he shows me a red."

The 29-year-old added: "[I] want to go all the way with this. It's serious, it goes beyond sport. I hope the league opens an inquiry and will clamp down. If they don't believe me, my place is no longer in French football. I'm outraged."

Chapron denied that his assistant had made a racial slur. "I deny all allegations," he told reporters after the game. "I know the man … and I can tell you that he would never make racist remarks."

Chafni said that Contout, the Brest forward Larsen Touré and the Brest physiotherapist had heard the remark that he alleges was made by Perruaux.

L'Equipe quoted Gérard Bourgoin, the Auxerre president, as saying: "This matter must be cleared up. Some Brest players heard the same thing. So I don't think it's the player's imagination."

He went absolutely bonkers when coming off the pitch. What a shame, i hope he gets banned for good.

by lenear1030 Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:23 pm

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:
He went absolutely bonkers when coming off the pitch. What a shame, i hope he gets banned for good.

you mean you hope the ref gets banned for good right?

or are you sepp?

Ref racially insults a player on the pitch Sepp-Blatter-caused-contr-005

by Sushi Master Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:23 pm

That's a first. Yes, he should be completely banned for sure.

I still giggle at reading "Brest". Sad

by Mr Nick09 Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:25 pm

Lol, I am not Sepp Very Happy

by Lord Awesome Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:26 pm

Sushi Master wrote:I still giggle at reading "Brest".

I think of Chicken Breast when I see it spelled like that for some reason. scratch

Well that assistant's gonna have to find a new job somewhere.

Now who negged Nick. Laughing

by El Chelsea Fuerte Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:27 pm

Sepp: Shake hands and move on ffs

by Guest Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:30 pm

Stop saying my name

by poolsupporter Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:33 pm

When did 'Arab' become a racial slur?

by El Chelsea Fuerte Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:35 pm

poolsupporter wrote:When did 'Arab' become a racial slur?

The way he said it, it is.

by la bestia negra Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:36 pm

poolsupporter wrote:When did 'Arab' become a racial slur?

when some one tells you : get lost you *bleep* yank.

how does it feel

p.s im not insulting anybody or trying to intimidate anybody

by poolsupporter Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:38 pm

There was no BLEEP in there.

And I wouldn't be insulted by the above statement.

by Mr Nick09 Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:39 pm

poolsupporter wrote:When did 'Arab' become a racial slur?

It's the context in which he said it.

very common in France, given that the arab community has been discriminated against for a very long time. very touchy subject

by El Chelsea Fuerte Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:39 pm

poolsupporter wrote:And I wouldn't be insulted by the above statement.

Yeah right.

by poolsupporter Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:41 pm

I'm obviously not trying to justify the insult. I'm just questioning this theme of claiming racism all the time. Let's not forget the amount of abuse referees get as well. That said, referees should hold themselves to a higher standard of behavior.

by poolsupporter Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:43 pm

english_jewel wrote:
poolsupporter wrote:And I wouldn't be insulted by the above statement.

Yeah right.

I'm not American, I wouldn't. Seriously. I've been called worse before based on my original race and it hasn't bothered me. Hell I didn't break a sweat when Xabi saw my picture on here and referred to me as 'Abdullah'. It was others who made a big deal of it.

by FennecFox7 Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:43 pm

poolsupporter wrote:When did 'Arab' become a racial slur?

Go to france and you'll see?

That's really sad. Looks like racism is still a problem in france..

Morrocans and algerians are subject to racism in parts of france ALL the time. You guys dion't understand. Calling someone an arab with that tone of voice, especally a magrebi is VERY racist in france. It's like calling a black person a n****r

by lenear1030 Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:43 pm

supra969 wrote:
poolsupporter wrote:When did 'Arab' become a racial slur?

when some one tells you : get lost you *bleep* yank.

how does it feel

p.s im not insulting anybody or trying to intimidate anybody

'yanks' are not a race. thats a poor analogy to use

by la bestia negra Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:46 pm

lenear1030 wrote:
supra969 wrote:
poolsupporter wrote:When did 'Arab' become a racial slur?

when some one tells you : get lost you *bleep* yank.

how does it feel

p.s im not insulting anybody or trying to intimidate anybody

'yanks' are not a race. thats a poor analogy to use

probably right just didnt know what to say

by poolsupporter Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:48 pm

Giggity5313 wrote:
poolsupporter wrote:When did 'Arab' become a racial slur?
Go to france and you'll see?

That's really sad. Looks like racism is still a problem in france..

Morrocans and algerians are subject to racism in parts of france ALL the time. You guys dion't understand. Calling someone an arab with that tone of voice, especally a magrebi is VERY racist in france. It's like calling a black person a n****r

Racism is inherent everywhere. Having lived in multiple countries through my life, I can attest to that fact.

by the xcx Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:03 pm

Guys, can anyone give me the website of Sepp Blatter being racist and shit. That website was so epic Very Happy

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